A bill to allow Glendale to be reimbursed up to $2 million for public safety costs associated with playing host to the 2015 Super Bowl made headway in the Senate last week, but not without some concern of Arizona lawmakers.

The Arizona Senate on Tuesday gave initial approval to four major pro-gun bills that Republicans said are necessary to protect 2nd Amendment rights.
The bills have had wide Republican support but Democratic opposition as they made their way through both chambers.

Planned Parenthood of Arizona is disputing state health investigators' allegations that several record-keeping and patient-care shortcomings were found during a February search of its Glendale abortion clinic.

The Arizona Senate pushed budget negotiations into next week, declining to appoint senators immediately to a conference committee to hash out differences between budget proposals despite a signal that the House has enough votes for a compromise.

The Arizona Senate delayed debate on a $9.23 billion spending plan Monday afternoon as lawmakers prepare amendments to the budget and Senate President Andy Biggs finds a means to further cut funding for district charter schools.

The Arizona Senate wasted no time amending a $9.24 billion budget approved last week by the House, claiming that a consensus had been reached among the two chambers and Gov. Jan Brewer on a spending plan that more closely resembles the one senators approved on March 20.

A threat from Arizona’s Senate president to make sweeping changes to how district-sponsored charter schools are funded came closer to reality March 25 and threatened the passage of a budget in the House.